- Date
- November 7, 1965
- Place
- Plainview, TX · PLAINVIEW, TX
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8888RBellanca 14-19
- Status
- Completed · report December 17, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 174560
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3264 65/11/7 PLAINVIEW TEX BELLANCA 14-19 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 1500 TIME - 1524 N8888R PX- 0 0 3 DEMONSTRATION TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HALE COUNTY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- RIVETS HOLDING NOSE GEAR MICRO SWITCH BRACKET P/N 190058 FAILED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8888R
- Reported as
- Bellanca 14-19
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hale County
N8888RRegistered now · Downer BELLANCA 14-19-3AAirframe modelDowner BELLANCA 14-19-3AEngine modelContinental I0-470 series
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